"Remove your decorations, your lights and don't leave them in the plastic tree bags", he said.

If you'd like to donate your tree to Turpentine Creek, first make sure it is clear of ornaments, and then take it to the front desk at the refuge. Reuse. Recycle. The phrase also applies to your real Christmas tree.

Encinitas: Place Christmas tree in green waste cart on collection days through January 6; must be cut into 4-foot sections.

Poway: Put trees curbside on collection day through January 6.

"We cut (a tree) down, we use it for six weeks", said Wake County facilities manager Ray Baldwin.

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